crates, 2014

Alaskan timber, harvested and processed by hand at its origin and then shipped East in the form of crates. Fourteen nesting crates shipped from a remote part of Alaska via boat, planes, and trucks. The crates contain only a musical work, Passage, 2014, which plays on headphones connected to one of the crates. Passage, 2014 is a collaboration with composer Ben Wasserman. Largest crates: 24 x 24 x 72 inches. Installation dimensions: 2 x 6 x 14 feet.

Detail: origin view

Detail: transit view, Lake Clark

Detail: transit view, UPS store

Installation view

http://www.kellygoff.net/wp-content/uploads/Passage.mp3
Click above to listen to Passage, 2014, a musical work that lives within Crates, 2014. This score was developed in collaboration with composer Ben Wasserman and uses audio samples collected during the journey and production of Crates in Alaska. 5 min. 39 sec.

This mini-doc was created by Julia Liu and Keith Heyward and documents the creation and journey of Crates, 2014 and Passage, 2014.